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Sorry but i'm not the type of person who buys things because they're trendy I'm not paying 1/3 more for my hosting until i *actually* need a database. I'm handling 600+ members, 2500 links and 40 tutorials very well for now.

What? buy what things? MySQL is free, SQLite is free, XML is free. What do you mean by "buy" you are not buying a thing. They are trendy for a reason they work really really damn well.

You need to get your facts straight. If they were trendy they would not be around for as long as they are. So they are not trendy they are here until someone finds something better. And plain text is not that.

Oh also Orcal has afree developer edition.
Microsoft has a free version of SQL Server 2005.

There are so many free Relational database systems you have nothing to buy.

Logic without the fatal effects.
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If your server does not come with PHP and MySQL you are being ripped off.

The cheapest web host on the plant package PHP and MySQL together. If your host doesn't give that to you find a new host because seriously I've not seen a hosting package that doesn't have those two item in it.

I was paying less then $80 bucks a year and I got that I could probably pay less and still get it.

Logic without the fatal effects.
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Well i'm paying about $40 (&#163;20). This is english, i'm sure i can pay dirt for a host in america. I can upgrade to a package with mysql for &#163;30 ($60) but as i said, i DO NOT NEED IT (please read twice).